Where does “birlik” come from?
birlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish bir, from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.
birlik (Turkish): union
Ancestry of “birlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bir | a, an; some; mono |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بر | a, an; one |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بر | a, an; one |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | bīr | one |
Words derived from “birlik”